MJS

I think it would be more realistic to set the game difficulty to All-Pro for a simulation. On All-Madden the QB's rarely miss and they get rid of the ball accurately very quickly. That's why there weren't field goals.

What was that Big Ben scramble late in the 3rd quarter!? I thought things were pretty realistic until that point (except the otherworldly QB play that tends to happen on All Madden).

I just think need someone for the game this week.

Doesn't matter. After every single draft the "analysts" will still give Bill an A++.

I love the all whites, but I also like all the other combinations we have, to varying degrees. It would be boring to have the same uniform all the time. I like variety. Switch one and two for me, but otherwise I agree. To me there is a wide gap between 4 and 5. The all blues are by far my least favorite. That being said, I'm totally fine if they want to wear the all blues once in awhile. None of the combinations look bad to me, the all blues just aren't my favorite. I'd actually think the reds would look good with the throwback standing buffalo helmet.

I think it was also justified by looking to the future and knowing we will lose Hughes and Addison probably after this season. I admit that I was surprised by the pick as well, but we really needed pass rushers. I'm so glad that we finally seem to have the guns necessary to get after some of the elite QB's we'll be facing. Tampa just won a Superbowl because they were able to pressure Mahomes.

I thought they said Poyer was letting up but McKenzie ran into him super hard. Some things can't be avoided.

Kelly and Thurman had the elite aura, for sure. Bruce definately had the hof aura, a step above the other two. Allen and Diggs for sure on the current team. Let's hope Greg Rousseau has those vibes too. He definately has the traits.

Or, more likely, he had a minor injury and they are being extra careful to make sure he is legitimately 100% ready for the regular season.

You don't always know you have hall of famers until well into or even after their careers. This team very well could have future hall of famers on it right now.

Most deep balls don't require crazy arm strength. I'm not sure why the deep ball is always included when looking at arm strength. Brady has always been able to throw the ball deep and his arm strength has never been amazing. Yes, if you are trying to throw it 80 yards, that's different, but that never happens. Deep throws are like 30 to 50 yards in the air and most NFL caliber QB's can throw it that far. The deep ball is more about timing, accuracy, placement, and loft. The true measure of arm strength is in the intermediate game and getting the ball outside the numbers, as well as being able to make off-platform throws and make throws without being able to step into them.

I know there was some discussion about this in a thread a long time ago. We had a few fans say our backups would get destroyed by other teams. I contended, and still do, that our backups could win 6 to 8 games. Our backups are more talented than a lot of the drought teams. Trubisky is better than just about every drought QB we had (you could make the case for Tyrod, of course). A guy like McKenzie or Davis would have been the featured receivers on most of the drought teams and we would have been excited about McKenzie's speed and quickness, and the route running and size of Davis. I think the defensive secondary is where is would get shaky. I think the Jets might actually surprise some teams this year. I think they will have a good defense. I could see them getting 5 or 6 wins.

Come on. You aren't being serious...

Let's see... one has a proven track record of winning in the NFL and leading his team to the playoffs multiple times, including the AFC Championship game. The other is an offensive coordinator who has no track record as an NFL head coach. Should be a simple answer.

Fine for him, but not fine for Nagy and his coaching staff. They are already on thin ice.

I'm not sure where this narrative came from, but White was absolutely elite in 2020. He had literally a handful of plays all season where he got beat. All season. By and large, he was not targeted by opposing QB's. He was great.

Some people need to have their keyboards confiscated during the preseason.

Fields sure does look athletic playing with a bunch of 3rd and 4th stringers. And the game is just so slow for him already, right? He is going to get eaten alive in the regular season. If he starts week 1 Aaron Donald is going to chew him up and spit him out. They might want to save him for the Bengals. I predict the Bears won't win 5 games this year.

He was awesome the week before. I guess give him the chance in the regular season to show this he isn't the guy. No need to panic now.

Are they seriously going to put Waddle back in? Why would they do that? Just sit him.

Easy drive for the Dolphins. Does anyone else think that Tua has a long wind-up when he throws?

I know where this is going. Are you saying that NFL coaches don't complain to the refs even when it's clear that the refs made the right call?

Every player that makes contact in the head or neck area of a QB, and that includes the facemask, will get a flag. Those are the rules. It happens in almost every single game.

You said he lowered his head to make a hit. That's what they call lowering the helmet to initiate contact, which is a flag.

Zimmer was back in the game later on, so I think his arm must not be too bad.